The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-21
RELIGIOUS oLeANINoo.
or the $50 Baptist churches in New York
state over 100 are without pastors

| state over 200 are without pastors.
During the prevalence Of scarlet fever In
! Piainwell. Mich. all the churches were
closed The Baptist minister sent his sermon
| in a priuted sheet to all his members.
A few years ago il vas thought improper
for a woman 10 he foreign missionary I'M
less she was a missionarys wife. Now there
are 400 unmarried women in the mission
field. Pail Mall Gazette,
| The South Sea islanders, at their last ms
sionarv meeting raised 81 81 for new yacht
% carry the Gospel to New Guinea. THIS rep
resents a degree OF generosity not often paral-
leled i'm the home churches.
Till the Fifteenth century no Christians
were allowed 10 receive interest OF money,
and Jews were the only usurers, and were
often banished and prosecuted. In England,
under Edward VI, interest WAS forbidden en-
trely from religious motives.
Nineteen missionaries, all under the care OF
the Baptist church, have sailed from Boston
for India. 4 few were veterans returning;
but most OF them were going for the first
time aud three were native Karens going
back after several years OF preparatory edu-
cation
The japanese are determined not 20 be-
cassel a., heather nation, but wish to be
ranked with the most advanced civilized
nations. All religions are now on an equal
footin-. and the people are ready 70 sacrifice
old customs and adopt new, sometimes 10 a
ridiculou, extent
The native Christians Of TinneyeAy. south
ern India. have sent 800 TO the Chmch.Mi--
sionary society Of England as AN expression
Of their sympathy with the prosecuted Chris
tian- im uganla. Africa The native Chris
tians of Madagascar have given RsOo.O10 for
the spread Of the Gospel within the past ten
year.
The summary Of statistics OF the Episcopal
diocese Of Missouri presents the following
Clergy. ~. parishes, -, missions, a: bap-
tism-infant. 555. adult, 26a, combinations,
20. communicates last reported, 6,596; pres
ent number, % ga. Sunday schools-teachers,
5}S. scholars. ABB, total of contributions,
SlgG. 81 -
one hundred years ago the20h Of January
next. the first colored Baptist church was OF
gained i'm Georgia. The centennial celeTa-
ton will not take place until next June, so
that the weather will permit holding a great
open air meeting in Savannah The work OF
the century has resulted in 400 coored Bap-
tist churches so ministers, 300 licentiates
snd 10000 members.
Rev Gporge Greenfell lately returned
from toe Congo. report, Christianity
spreading even where missionarie, had not
lahored. A. he approached one town ia
which no Baptist missionary had ever la
bored he saw band Of native evangelists
coming out Of il 10 preach the Gospel 70 their
native brethren and that town few years
sgo was sunk in heethenism."
II is related that several years ago mis-
Eonary anon, ih, British Columbia Indians
gathered the young people together and
poured "a keg Of whisky out on the grass,
which was soon withered and destroyed An
oil chief then said that a. the whisky had
burned tive gra,, so IL would burn the one
who drank d. Now il is an annual ceremony
among those Indians 70 pour out key Of
whisky.
Several English clersymen, mainly Con
gTegaiionsli>ts. are out in print ina reply to
Spurgcon charge that the pulpit, Of Eng
land are full Of northodoX preachers, who
are leading the people astray The general
conclusion reached by them is that there
''neyer Wa- period in English history when
there was >o much earnest evangelical work
done amt done mainly through the churches,
as TO-DAY
A -trikiu. illustration Of the reflex benefits
ST foreign mission, !, ,sen in the case of the
Hermann>bGrs parish, Germany I'm thirty
year from the time the people began their
foreign mission enterprise this church had
about $50 missionaries aud more than 200
native helpers ia their missions, with 1920
communicate, During the first seventeen
years Of This time the home church received
10000 members
The Methodist Episcopal church has in the
sixteen southern states nearly 10000 com
municant, During the past twenty years
In. increase has been eghtfOld. Ina these
saine states it has built more than I 90 new
churches since the war With less than one
fourth the same rate OF increase IN another
generation the same church will have IN thai
territory 100000, representing a population
OF 500 go people
The Roman Catholic church has forty-hye
lNNAhl rfuNHiN Nhlttitu Nffl ANf COUNTY,
from Florida TO Alaska Dakota has the lions
share there being fourteen "a that territory
New Mexico has eleven Minnesota seven
Wisconsin five. Alaska two, and Colorado
California. Oregon, Kansas and Florida one
each OF these schools thirty-hve supply
board and clothing a. well as instruction
The aggregate attendance is nearly 1000
Most Of the teachers are German and French
The Reformed church IN Hungary has ex
isted since the time OF the great Reforma-
ton IN the Sixteenth century. IL IS strong
but somewhat non-prOgressiye church AZ
the present time, Of organized congregations
there are $50 with 800 pastors. Il has
schools attended by 202, 3so pupils, with
. .27s teachers. Il has theological halls at
tended by 900 students Under It's direction
and at its expense, services are held occa-
tionally on behalf Of scattered Protestants ia
1921 places.